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Dan Maynard

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  1. Dan Maynard
    I've looked at GB for next bar on my 372, reputation seems to be good but heavy but I only want 18". Can't remember who now, there is someone who swears by them on here. Chris Forestry carries them, wonder if he'd weigh one for you?
  2. Dan Maynard
    Wonder how that will sell, not much coming up on Google so I guess they stopped making them a while ago.
  3. Dan Maynard
    intelcompute is an interesting choice of user name if you don't want people to think you're a robot.
  4. Dan Maynard
    I think the Stihl engine is good, they changed the design of hedge cutter gearbox a few years ago and it's now lighter (which is good) but less durable. I've got the 4 stroke engine which is fine, it has a maintenance on valve clearances that people forget, now the newer KM94 is 2 stroke so taken away that problem. Don't think you'd suffer the same as it seems you have with that one.
  5. Dan Maynard
    Seems possible, indeed.
  6. Dan Maynard
    That's funny, I'm in East Anglia and don't own a tripod ladder.
  7. Dan Maynard
    That's a good point to check, mine probably has a trailer on three quarters of the time.
  8. Dan Maynard
    You clearly can't fell the tree without owners consent, but there is nothing in the procedure to stop you applying for planning permission. Question was, would the council tell the owner, and I think no they wouldn't.
  9. Dan Maynard
    AA RAC seem to have got really expensive, when I was looking for my Defender some of the cheaper places like Green Flag had age limit on the vehicle. I've gone with adding it to the insurance policy as they definitely can't claim they didn't know what they were taking on, touch wood not had to call them.
  10. Dan Maynard
    When I apply as an agent on behalf of customers, I don't usually bother putting their phone or email in (and the council never request it) so it's only me that gets told. The application, decision letter etc goes on the public access system but they'd have to know to go and look. One of the councils request that I put up a notice, doesn't usually happen to be honest. I don't think there is a statutory requirement to put a notice up as with building works etc. In any case confers no right about the actual carrying out of the job. Branches overhanging boundary in a CA is a case where you could apply and not tell them I guess, it would just be pretty strange and as Mark says as a contractor you don't want to get involved in neighbours disputes like this.
  11. Dan Maynard
    Ideally if you're choosing you want wood that's heavy dry, something like willow is heavy green because so much water in it - can be deceiving.
  12. Dan Maynard
    Is it definitely a 116? I'm not sure the difference between that and a 116si which I think is maybe the same as a PS6000. I also have the idea a 120si is the same as a PS6800, same saw but bigger cylinder. I have a PS6000, maybe can dig out the parts diagram for that and have a look.
  13. Dan Maynard
    Edit - that's what Doobin said first time.
  14. Dan Maynard
    This is from Florida which is where Ed Gilman taught, it shows not much difference after even the first year on this tree.
  15. Dan Maynard
    This is the key, fashions come and go but you've always got to keep perspective, the trees are just watching and waiting till they can eat you.
  16. Dan Maynard
    One of these? Or would chain just keep jumping off? And obviously be a nightmare to sharpen.
  17. Dan Maynard
    Yeah I've been doing srt maybe couple of years, not all the time.
  18. Dan Maynard
    I've looked at the lantra course, it'd be good to hear from someone who's done it whether they think it's worthwhile as I would go if it is.
  19. Dan Maynard
    It's a good set of videos, he obviously put a lot of time and effort into producing them so I don't begrudge paying him tbh. It's not a lot, think 40 dollars or something like that. It'd be great if it was updated with new gear, but principles still stand.
  20. Dan Maynard
    I've picked up a job to 20% thin a reasonable size beech, at a small hospital so they've had a survey done. 20% thin specified, 20% thin will be done. Really can't see the point, I reduced it away from the building a couple of years ago (per survey) and don't think it needs touching. Just following orders now....
  21. Dan Maynard
    M24 ? Cheaper to buy more nuts without the nylon.
  22. Dan Maynard
    I had this thought earlier, currently working away staying in a hotel in former stately home and there are some lovely cedars in the grounds that have never been cut. Huge. If you quote for tip reduction then make it clear it's going to need redoing in a few years and every few years thereafter.
  23. Dan Maynard
    I'm irrationally scared of the electric secateurs, maybe memories of watching my dad take feet off turkeys with loppers as a child left me scarred. Yew is brutal hard wood, I think you have to saw it above 30mm really.
  24. Dan Maynard
    Super light 18v battery Makita, put those loppers back in the van!
  25. Dan Maynard
    CS30/31 exactly the place to start. I'm making light of it, dragging conifer is not delicate. Hedges can be brutal, you can spend the whole day going 4 foot up and down a ladder over and over and over again. Tree removals can involve carrying a lot of wood around and wood is wet and heavy. But forestry can involve carrying the saw, fuel, hammer, wedges and lunch a couple of miles across rough stumps before you even start work.

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